Shower bath cabinet



May 28, 1935. E. F. NIEDECKEN SHOWER BATH CABINET 2 Sheets-Sheet 1- INVENTOR.

Filed Feb. 13. 1933 61m; ,l hmmag, 21544,,

ATToRNEYf E. F'. NIEDECKEN SHOWER BATH CABINET May 28, 1935.`

Filed Feb. l5, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May 28, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE snowEa BATH CABINET Edward F. Niedecken, Milwaukee, Wis.

Application February 13, 1933, Serial No. 656,513

3 claims. (ci. 4-146) I'his invention relates to shower bath cabinets and more particularly'to an all metal knockdown shower bath cabinet.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a knock-down shower bath cabinet of this character which is simple in its construction, of light weight and yet durable and leakproof.

Another object is to provide a knock-down shower stall having these advantages and capable of being compactly crated and shipped and yet susceptible of ready and easy assembly at the place of installation.

Other objects and advantages reside in certain novel features of the construction, arrangement and combination of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective View showing a shower bath cabinet embodying the present invention, portions being broken away and shown in section for the sake of-illustration;

Figures 2 and 3 are fragmentary views in vertical section taken on lines 2 2 and 3 3, respectively, of Figure 1 and looking in the direction of the arrows, parts being shown in elevation for the sake of illustration; e

Figure 4 is a fragmentary view in horizontal cross section taken on line 4 4 of Figure 1 and looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary view in vertical section taken on line 5 5 of Figure 1 and looking in the direction of the arrows, parts being broken away and parts being shown in elevation for the sake of illustration;

Figure 6 is a fragmentary view taken on line 5 5 of Figure 5 and looking in the direction of the arrows, parts being broken away for the sake of illustration;

Figure 7 is a fragmentary view taken on line 'I I of Figure 1 and showing portions of the stall in elevation and portions in vertical section;

Figures 8 and 9 are fragmentary sectional views taken on lines 8 8 and 9 9, respectively, of Figure 7, parts in Figure- 8 being shown in elevation for the sake of illustration;

Figure 10 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the construction at the lower end of each front wall member;

Figure 11 is a view similar to Figure 9 but showing a slight modification of the -trough structure, and

Figure 12 is a view similar to Figure 4 showing another form of clamping strip.

Referring to the drawings, it will be seen that the knock-down shower bath cabinet embodying the present invention comprises generally a basin or receptor designated generally at R, a

pair of. stall forming sections, designated at S, means designated generally at M for interconnecting the stall forming sections and the-receptcr so as to support the stall forming sections in position on the receptor and afford a leakproof joint therebetween, and means designated generally at M for connecting the adjacent portions of the stall forming sections and sealing the joint therebetween.

The receptor R is constructed of sheet metal and .has a rectangular body portion designated generally at I and made up of front wall 2, side walls 3 and a back wall I. To the lower edges of these walls 2, 3 and 4 the margin of a metallic bottom 5 is welded or otherwise suitably secured. The upper surface of this bottom 5 may have a suitable covering 6 and the corners between the covering and the vertical walls of the receptor may be provided with a lling or molding 1. 'I'he central portion of the front wall 2 is provided with a bead or flange 8 to provideA a rounded upper edge 9. A filling I 0 of plastic material, such as caulking cement, may be used to iill up the space between the flange 8 and the front w'all of the receptor.

'I'he means provided for interconnecting the lower ends of the stall forming sections and the receptor and affording a leak-proof joint therebetween comprises a trough designated generally at I 2. The trough I2 consists of a strip of metal extending around the side and back walls of the receptor and around portions of the front wall thereof, the lower portion of the strip being welded as at I3 to the vertical walls of the receptor and the upper portion being extended inwardly and vertically as at Il to provide an upwardly opening trough, the entrance to which is'located below the upper .end of the receptor. The welding I3 may be spot welding and in some instances the extreme lower edge I3 of the strip may be bent outwardly anda filling of caulking cement designated at I5 may be provided in the space between such outwardly bent edge and the adjacent portion of the receptor to preclude ingress of moisture into any interstices that may occur between the lower portion of the strip I2 and the adjacent walls of the receptor. In either structure, the trough is-lled with a plastic sealing compound which may be caulking cement and which is designated at I6. In assembling the structure, the lower ends of the stall forming sections are forced down into the plastic sealing compound which. fills the trough until the lower edges of the stall forming sections engage the bottom of the trough. This, of course, displaces some of the plastic sealing compound, but after the assembly the lling is troweled oif to provide a nished and inwardly and downwardly inclining surface I1. Some slight portion of the compound IB may be forced up between the outer surface of the lower ends of the stall forming sections and the receptor. To insure close proximity of the outer surfaces of the lower ends of the stall forming sections to the adjacent surfaces of the receptor, camming bosses I8 may be pressedjinwardly from the sections and are designed t'o coact with. the inner wall of the trough to effect this proximate relation or actual contact. These bosses i8 are provided at intervals around the lowerend of the stall forming sections. Fastening devices are provided for securing the stall forming sections in position in the trough. At the front of the structure these fastening devices consist of bolts passing through openings provided therefor in the receptor, stall forming sections andtrough, the heads of the bolts engaging the receptor or Washers interposed between the heads and the receptor. Nuts 2l are threaded on the inner' ends of the bolts and en'- gage the trough. At the rear, nuts designated at 22 arewelded to the back W'all of the receptor and bolts 23 are extended through openings in the trough, stall formingl sections and receptor and are threaded into these nuts 22.

struction, each being made up of a single piece of sheet metal whichjis formed into a side wall 25, a,- back wall section 26 and a front wall member 21. The edges of the front wall forming members 21 are bent back or-anged as at 21' and the spaces under the anges 21 are lled with caulk- `ing cement 2,1n or'other suitable filling compound.

Flanges 21 terminate just above cut-outs 21b "provided at the lower comers of-the front wall members 21 (see Figure 10).

The means which interconnects the back wall sections 26 and aiords a seal therebetween comprises an outer connecting plate 30 welded as at 3l to one of the back wall sections 26. and overlapping the other inthe assemblyas illustrated in Figure 4. -A packing strip 32, which may -be of sheet rubberoverlaps the adjacent marginal edges oi.' the back wall sections 26, and overlying this packing strip 32v is a clamping strip 33. Screws 34 engage the clamping strip 3 3 and pass lthrough openings provided therein and in the packing strip and through the space between the edges ot .the sections 26. "I'he shanks of these screws 34 are threaded into the connecting plate 30 and when the screws are tightened up clamping strip 33 .places a sealingcompression on the packing strip 32 and also holds thesetparts in position. The lower hends of the strips 32 and 33 terminate just above the inclined ASurface i1 o'f the iilling I6 ofthe trough, thus aiording an `opening 35V through which any`- liquid thatmay seep past the packing strip may drain back into the cabinet. The upper edges of the stall forming sections are stinened and rreinforced by,angle irons 36, 31, 38 and 39, which are welded to the stall forming sections. The angle iron 31 and the stall forming section, to which it is welded, are securedto the connecting plate ,30 by means of a screw lil engaged with the angle iron and threadedly connected with the plate 30. The side walls are connected and held in spaced-relation at their upper ends by means of a cross bar or member Il, having shoulders at its ends abutting the side walls and having reduced extensions 42 extending through openings in the side walls and engaged with nuts 43.

I! desired, the clamping strip may be con- The stall forming sections S are of similar constructed as illustrated in Figure 12. When so constructed it is oi channel forni in cross section and the anges 33 of the channel are adapted to have effective compressing and sealing engagement with the packing strip.

The cabinet may be provided with the usual shower head 50 and control devices Ei. The bot-4 tom of the receptor is also equipped with a suitable drain connection indicated diagrammatically at 52 in Figure 1.

The shower bath cabinet constructed in the manner described may be readily and easily fabricated, compactly crated and shipped Land yet quickly and easily assembled into a strong, rigid and leak-proof structure, one of pleasing appearance and of light weight and yet simple and durable in construction.

While I have shown and described constructions in which the invention may be embodied, it is to be understood that these constructions have been selectednierely for "the purposes of illustration and that various changes in the size, 'shape and arrangement of the parts may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

The invention claimed is:

1. A knock-down shower bath cabinet compi'ising`a receptor, a trough secured to the inner wall of the receptor, a plurality of stall forming 'sections h aving their lower ends received in and `supported`2by lsaid trough,- a lling of packing material insaid trough to 'form a leak-proof joint between the lower ends of said sections and saidwtrouvgh, fastening means .for securing the lower ends Iof said sections in position in said trough, means for connecting adjacent portions of said sections and sealing the joint therebetween, and interengaging means between said trough and said stall forming sections for forcing said section outwardly toward the receptor.

'2. A knock-down showerV bath cabinet comprising a receptor, a trough secured to and having its entrance below lthe upper end of the inner wall of the receptor,'a plurality of stall forming sections having their lower' ends received in and supported by said trough, means enacting with said trough and said lower ends for forming a leak-proof joint therebetween, and means for connecting adjacent portions of said sections and sealing the joint therebetween, said means communicating at its, iower.end,with me interior of the cabinet whereby any seepage into-said lastnamed means will ow back i'nto the cabinet.

3. A knock-down shower. bath cabinet comprising a receptona plurality o! stall forming sections, means interconnecting thestall forming sections andthe receptor to support said sections thereon and form a leak-proof joint therebetween, means for forming a seal between adjacent portions of said sections and comprising an outer connecting plate secured to one of said sections and overlapping the other, a packing strip overlapping the inner surfaces of adjacent portions of the sections, a clamping strip overlying said packing strip, and fastening devices be;- tween saidclamping strip and said'outer plate for placingA sealing compression on said packing EDWARD F. NIEDECKEN. 

